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It's -- it set the country on a path toward a balanced budget that was later realized after adoption of president clinton's economic program. and in these days of trillion-dollar budgets, it's shocking to think that we were really worried because the budget deficit was going to reach $150 billion, and we all resolved -- democrats and republicans -- we can't let that happen. we've got to do something about it. and that led to the budget agreement which was painful for everyone was it included something each party disagreed with. i admire president bush for having changed his position after maki...

When we heard that they weren't paying attention to her and giving her adequate opportunity to testify and to really get the background of what happened, we were shocked, and that's when we marched over there. believe it or not, the senators were in a caucus, senator mitchell came out and wouldn't allow us in to talk to the members. >> why not? >> i don't know. they didn't feel that we belonged at the caucus meeting. so the whole incident was shocking. and today, however, it's a little different. >> is it? >> it's a little different. however, i do believe that the senators have an obligation t...

Improvement or system for managing this in a way that respects both the accuser and gives due process to the accused. >> jon meacham, i had a conversation yesterday with former senate majority leader george mitchell, and the thing -- there were so many elements to this story, as we all know, as we're discussing today and yesterday and we'll be discussing tomorrow. but the thing that struck senator mitchell was his deep, real genuine disappointment in the fact that the united states senate now, according to his view, is practically a nonfunctioning institution. it's so permanently divided. your...

Leaking all the time. it has to. lawrence, the main reason why and the reason we get the excellent reports as this piece is because you have people in the white house who recognize and one of the things that's been sort of written about consistently, donald trump doesn't listen in meetings. he will not sit down and concentrate. he will not focus. the only way that people can somewhat corral the behavior leaking, getting something that's on the air because in those two or three minutes on television that donald trump pays attention to, maybe that will somehow corral his behavior and a problem w...

Such weapons. and the president himself has twice certified that they are in compliance with the agreement as has the independent agency conducting it. the agreement is imperfect as are all negotiated agreements. both sides give something. it would be better if it's permanent. that was not attainable. i think it's a valuable step forward and it doesn't put iran on a path to nuclear weapon. it does just the opposite. >> senator mitchell, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> a great honor. coming up, the president may be losing friends in washington but he not -- has not lost h...